Myanmar: Rohingyas in firing line as Rakhine conflict intensifies - UN News
Apr 19, 2024 · The UN’s top human rights official on Friday raised alarm over the escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state between junta and opposition forces amid reports of the military regime forcing...
An ethnic armed group in western Myanmar claims to have …
Dec 20, 2024 · Rakhine has become a focal point for Myanmar’s nationwide civil war, in which pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic minority armed forces seeking autonomy battle the country’s military rulers, who took power in 2021 after ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Myanmar's conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent acute famine, UN report warns
The strangulation of Myanmar’s ravaged Rakhine state
Nov 18, 2024 · Myanmar’s war-ravaged Rakhine state faces a humanitarian catastrophe just as the insurgent Arakan Army (AA) looks set to take almost complete control of the area from the border with Bangladesh down to the Irrawaddy Delta after a year of brutal armed conflict.
Myanmar's conflict-torn Rakhine state could face an imminent …
Nov 8, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Myanmar’s Rakhine state, home to the Rohingya minority and engulfed in conflict between government forces and a powerful ethnic group, could face an imminent acute famine, the United Nations development agency warned in a new report.
A New Era is Dawning For the People of Myanmar’s Rakhine State
Feb 13, 2024 · On February 8, the rebel Arakan Army (AA) seized Mrauk-U, the former capital of the Arakan kingdom in Rakhine State, western Myanmar, along with the towns of Minbya and Kyauktaw.
Myanmar: UN rights office warns of growing crisis in Rakhine state
May 24, 2024 · The UN’s top human rights official on Friday raised alarm over the escalating violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state between junta and opposition forces amid reports of the military regime forcing...
Myanmar's army is reportedly emptying villages ... - Associated Press News
Jun 11, 2024 · Reports from Myanmar say its military has been emptying villages on the outskirts of the capital of the western state of Rakhine as part of an evident effort to defend against expected attacks by a powerful rebel group that has captured most of the surrounding area.
Looming famine in Rakhine signals wider crisis in Myanmar - UN News
Nov 7, 2024 · Up to two million people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state face the dire prospect of famine, amid a broader economic collapse and worsening humanitarian crisis triggered by the military’s 2021 overthrow...
Myanmar: Rohingya at Risk in Rakhine Fighting
Feb 9, 2024 · (Bangkok) – Fighting in Myanmar’s Rakhine State has surged in recent weeks, causing civilian casualties and large-scale displacement, Human Rights Watch said today. Myanmar’s junta and the...